Arifin Nawas, MD
About Arifin Nawas, MD
Pulmonologist
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Physician
Organization
- Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta
Work Location(s)
- Indonesia
Language(s)
- English
Recent Contributions
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Arifin Nawas, MD replied to "Advice on treatment in Indonesia" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Julia Fischer-Mackey Thank you very much for your attention regarding to discussion MDR TB treatment in Indonesia,but now started from August 2009 Indonesia had enrolled MDR TB treatment pilot project where Persahabatan Hospital in Jakarta and Dr Soetomo Hospital in Surabaya as Treatment Centre ,we plan to treat 100 ...
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Arifin Nawas, MD replied to "Advice on treatment in Indonesia" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Dr Kitty, Too long I am not hear from you, thank you very much for your advice ,Happy New Year 2009, my hoping you are always in good health. We are glad that your effort before will be a reality ,so this year DOTS PLUS will start as a ...
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Arifin Nawas, MD replied to "Advice on treatment in Indonesia" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Michelle Wu, Thank you for your respons The Indonesia NTP have got approval to do implementng DOT plus , for while start ith pilot project to treat 100 cases in mJakarta Indonesia .Some Pulmonoloigists have tarted to treat regimen that available in Indonesia that I mentioned before ,Do you ...
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Arifin Nawas, MD replied to "Advice on treatment in Indonesia" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Thelma E Tupasi MD, Thank you for you suggestion and recommendation, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009. The Indonesia NTP will start DOTS Plus program on earlier next year, it is only 100 cases for pilot project site,according to DRS in Indonesia MDR TB about 2 %, so ...
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Arifin Nawas, MD started a discussion "Advice on treatment in Indonesia". in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear all sir /mdm, I have problem on treatment MDR TB patients. In Indonesia market there is not yet available some second line drug except quinolone and kanamycin injection (ethionamide,cycloserin/prothionamide,passer not available in the market) .Since several years ago we always use regimen Kanamycine/streptomycin ,pyrazinamide,ethambutol and flouroquinolon -- 6KZEO/12-18ZEO. I ...
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.